CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 114

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Macao that one reason for his going at that time was the putting off the proceedings in the matter to which no doubt your letter refers.

He asked for no formal Authority as is usual I believe in such cases, to produce Official Correspondence and as the correspondence you now require is his correspondence with which I may not be acquainted, or have been consulted thereon, I doubt the propriety of my requiring allowing its production without the consent of the writers.

But no doubt you will have advised Mr. Mercer that the case is to be proceeded with, and I should suppose he will be here when he knows he is wanted. I will send him your letter and the brouillon of this note. On a former occasion I believe Mr. Mercer made a formal...

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Macao that one reason for his going at that time was the putting off the proceedings in the matter to which no doubt your letter refers. He asked for no formal Authority as is usual I believe in such cases, to produce Official Correspondence and as the correspondence you now require is his correspondence with which I may not be acquainted, or have been consulted thereon, I doubt the propriety of my requiring allowing its production without the consent of the writers. But no doubt you will have advised Mr. Mercer that the case is to be proceeded with, and I should suppose he will be here when he knows he is wanted. I will send him your letter and the brouillon of this note. On a former occasion I believe Mr. Mercer made a formal...
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6 Macao that one reason for his going at that time was the putting off the proceedings in the matter to which no doubt your letter refers - - He asked for no formal Authority as is usual I believe in such cases, to produce Official Correspondence and as the correspondence you how require is his correspondence _ with which I m may 0-2 mn ay not be Acquainted, or have been consulted thereon, I doubt. f 112/ the propriety of my requining allowing its production without the consent of the writes. But no doubt You will have advised Mr. Mercer that the case is to be proceeded with, and I should suppose he will be here when he knows he is wanted. I will send him your letter and the brouillon of this note. on a former joccasion I believe Mr. Mercer made. a formal NOW
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Macao that one reason

for his going at that

time was the putting off the proceedings in the

matter to which no

doubt your letter refers -

-

He asked for no formal Authority

as is usual I

believe in such cases, to produce Official Correspondence

and as the correspondence

you how require is his

correspondence _ with which

I m

may

0-2

mn ay

not be

Acquainted, or have been

consulted thereon, I doubt.

f

112/

the propriety of my requining

allowing its production without the consent of the

writes.

But no doubt

You

will have advised Mr.

Mercer that the case is to

be proceeded with, and I

should suppose he will

be here when he knows

he is wanted. I will send

him

your

letter and the

brouillon of this note.

on a

former

joccasion I believe Mr.

Mercer made.

a

formal

NOW

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